Khaama: Human Rights Watch said on Monday that Afghanistan remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. The organization said in a statement that two-thirds of the country’s population is food insecure, including 875,000 children facing acute malnutrition and women and girls remain most at risk. Since the Taliban took control of the country in August 2021, the amount of international aid has abruptly lost on one side, and the introduction of repressive policies, including banning women from working with the UN agencies by the de facto authorities, has worsened the situation. Click here to read more (external link).
Deadly Clashes Erupt in Faryab Province as Indigenous Residents and Nomadic Herders Battle Over Grazing Lands
8am: The clashes began on Friday, May 12, in the Bandar region of Kohistan district and have since continued intermittently. According to sources, three indigenous residents and one nomadic herder have been killed as a result of the clashes. Sources claim that the herders are using both light and heavy weapons to attack local residents. Since the Taliban takeover, nomads in Faryab and some other provinces have been involved in legal disputes with indigenous residents over land grazing. According to sources, in some cases, the Taliban have ruled in favor of the nomads, displacing indigenous residents. Click here to read more (external link).
From Torture to Sexual Assault and Murder: What’s Happening in the Taliban’s Women’s Prisons?
8am: Female prisoners in Taliban-controlled prisons in the provinces of Jowzjan, Faryab, and Samangan are enduring a deplorable situation. They face humiliation, insults, physical torture, and sexual assault. According to the findings of Hasht-e Subh Daily, since the collapse of the Republic regime, the Taliban have detained and imprisoned 90 women in the three northern provinces. Out of these, 36 women are in Faryab province, 34 women are in Samangan province, and another 20 women are in Jowzjan province. These women have been subjected to inappropriate treatment by the Taliban in prisons over the past year. Click here to read more (external link).
Iran’s Shahdab win Afghanistan’s Kam Air in AVC Cup
Mehr: Shahdab Yazd defeated their Afghan opponents in three straight sets ( 25-17, 25-21 and 25-18). The 23rd Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship started on May 14 in Manama, Bahrain and will run until May 21. Click here to read more (external link).
Other Sports News
Public Health Ministry to Launch Countrywide Polio Vaccination Campaign
Child getting polio drops (file photo)
Khaama: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health announced that the “polio vaccination campaign” will start in 23 provinces of the country on Monday, May 15. It is planned that some six million children below the age of five will receive polio vaccination through this major campaign, according to the state-run Bakhtar news agency. Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries in the world in which polio disease has not been fully eradicated. As per the existing reports, the first positive case of polio disease was recorded in the Bati Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province in the current year. Click here to read more (externa link).
Tolo News in Dari – May 15, 2023
Khalilzad Claims Pakistani Establishment May Intend To Arrest Imran Khan’s Wife
Zalmay Khalilzad
Khaama: Zalmay Khalilzad, the former envoy of the US in Afghanistan affairs, said in a statement on Monday that rumour has it that the Pakistani establishment intends to arrest Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Begum. Khalilzad claimed concerning rumours that the Pakistani authorities will arrest Bushra Begum, Imran Khan’s wife. According to Khalilzad, the government of Pakistan is attempting to exacerbate the political situation in the country rather than pulling back from the precipice. Click here to read more (external link).
Man Brutally Tortured to Death by Taliban Fighter in Jawzjan
8am: The incident took place on Saturday, May 13, in the village of Shirmango, in the Darzab district of Jowzjan province.Sources state that the victim, named Khal Mohammad, was killed after a verbal altercation with a Taliban member named Ahmad Rayis. Reportedly, Khal Mohammad was tortured to death by Ahmad Rayis’ sons. Recently, members of the group beheaded a Quran teacher in front of his family in Faryab province. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – May 14, 2023
Rabies on the Rise in Zabul: Over 50 People Bitten by Infected Dogs in One Week
8am: Officials of this directorate said on Saturday, May 13, that more than 50 people, including children, have visited health centers in the province during the past week due to being bitten by rabid dogs. Among those affected by the rabies, seven children are included, two of whom are reported to be in critical condition. Click here to read more (external link).